WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to release the files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, amid cracks in the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement. Donald Trump has been the de facto leader of the GOP for roughly a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Excel Insurance Company Limited, in partnership with Service Cops, has launched the Excel WhatsApp Bot, a digital insurance innovation designed to make insurance services faster, simpler, and more accessible for Ugandans. The Excel WhatsApp Bot allows customers to purchase insurance directly via WhatsApp, pay …
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BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The European Commission’s autumn 2025 economic forecast shows that driven by a surge in exports in anticipation of U.S. tariff increases, the European Union’s (EU) economy maintained growth, and it is expected to continue expanding at a moderate pace over the forecast horizon. In the report …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | TASS | Africa is facing the worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director General Jean Kaseya said in an online briefing. According to him, the continent has recorded over 300,000 cholera cases since the beginning of the year, marking a …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has handed back five Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) soldiers who fled fighting in the eastern DRC. The Ugandan military, in a statement issued late Monday, said the soldiers fled intense fighting between DRC troops and the rebel March 23 Movement (M23) in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speakers from the East African Community (EAC) legislatures have reaffirmed the growing value of sports, saying the annual EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games are becoming one of the bloc’s effective tools for strengthening regional cohesion and cooperation. In a joint statement at their meeting in Kampala …
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RABAT, MOROCCO | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday unveiled the final three-man shortlists in each of the men’s categories for the highly anticipated 2025 CAF Awards. The prestigious ceremony will be held in Rabat, Morocco, on Nov. 19, 2025, starting at 7:00 p.m. local time …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The death toll has risen to 49 after a makeshift bridge collapsed at a mining site in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources told Xinhua on Monday. Earlier, Lualaba Province Interior Minister Roy Kaumba Mayonde confirmed on Sunday that the incident occurred …
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WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The longest U.S. government shutdown in history has finally been ended, yet the harm done to the country has not come to a full stop. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed a Senate-approved spending package, breaking the congressional deadlock that …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | At least 32 people were killed at a copper mine after a bridge collapsed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local authorities said Sunday. A total of 32 bodies have been recovered so far after the collapse at the Kalando mine in southern Lualaba …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
